Hard drive decision confusion

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I was set on getting a 150GB VelociRaptor for my new setup, having had a Raptor before, but having second thoughts now. Are they worth it? Someone recommended SSD to me, but I'm not sure I could be doing with less space than 150GB. Even that seems a bit tight for me, given how much I have installed. I prefer to keep windows, plus all my games and apps on my main drive, and have my files on my other HD's, but maybe that's where I'm going wrong!

Was thinking, as opposed to a Velociraptor, I just go for something like this;

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-101-SA&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=768
or
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-081-SA&tool=3

Or would I be better off going with the Velociraptor? I will be playing games, video editing, Photoshop etc. so will be an all round drive. It's a bit more than I want to spend, and cannot really justify the cost of an SSD right now. Wondering though if I should just get a normal drive and wait for the SSD prices to drop? Decisions decisions!

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Yeah that definitely seems a great drive. How will it stack up against the Velociraptor though do you think? Obviously it's a slower drive, but would I see a worthwhile performance increase on a daily basis using the Velociraptor? I am assuming that Windows would certainly boot a bit quicker, and apps would load a bit faster, but are we talking just a couple of seconds here? Is it really worth the extra £75 you'd pay for it!? I'm wondering if these Velociraptors are aimed more at the enthusiast who wants the absolute fastest at any cost, no matter how negligible the gain.
 
Legend said:
I'm wondering if these Velociraptors are aimed more at the enthusiast who wants the absolute fastest at any cost, no matter how negligible the gain.
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I think this is exactly where Raptors/Velociraptors have made sales in the past, but that market has now been effectively chopped from under them with the advent of SSDs, and it's harder than ever now to find a justification for them.

To be honest I've never been a great fan - the performance increase seems minimal in general use compared to a fast 7200rpm equivalent, and the tradeoff is a small, loud, expensive drive which is subject to rapid obsolescence.

If you're not in the market for an SSD right now, a fast conventional drive such as a Samsung F4 would be a better buy IMHO - at least when you upgrade to faster and newer technology in the future, you could still use it for additional storage without the feeling that you'd wasted your cash, whereas a Velociraptor is rather pricey in terms of GB/£ to be used as a simple bit bucket. :)
 
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